ABILENE, Texas - Men's hoops punched their ticket to the 2022 American Southwest Conference Tournament with a 96-89 win over McMurry.

"Let's Dance!!" said head coach Xavier Webb.

Sully goes in as the #7 seed to the American Southwest Conference Tournament. They'll take on #2 LeTourneau at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 24 in Belton, TX.

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First Half
McMurry opened with a lead and upped it to 10-3 until a 10-0 answer gave Sully their first advantage. Jordan Rhyne started with the first four before Logan Dixon and Gabe Sanchez hit back-to-back threes for a 13-10 lead. The Lobos continued to hold the lead or it was tied before McMurry went ahead 24-22. Sanchez put Sully ahead 25-24 with a triple, but the War Hawks took the lead back and held it until Trey Nelson hit a jumper with just over two minutes left for a 33-32 advantage. McMurry tied it twice before the half, but Caelyb Kerley made a late layup for a 37-35 lead at the half.

Second Half
Leads were swapped twice early in the second. The Lobos capitalized their second time with a layup from Nelson and three-pointer from Dixon for a 47-43 advantage. Sully held the lead until the War Hawks went on a 7-0 run for a 52-49 lead. Julian Paredes tied it 54-54 with a triple nearing the midway point of the second. Trailing 62-56, the Lobos came roaring back with an 11-2 run. Dixon supplied the first points with a triple before Paredes added a layup and then a triple to tie it 64-64. Sanchez then gave Sully a 67-64 lead with another three-pointer. The Lobos continued to hold the lead, eventually upping it to 84-73 on a Sanchez layup nearing the three-minute mark. McMurry crept back, getting to within 90-87 with under a minute left, but Sully finished strong for a 96-89 win.

Stats
Nelson finished with a team-high 21 points on 6-of-10 shooting, 2-of-2 from three and 7-of-7 from the line. He came down with five rebounds and had a team-high four assists.

Paredes scored 20 and added game-highs of 11 rebounds and three steals.

Dixon finished with 18 points and six rebounds.

Sanchez shot 4-of-9 from beyond the arc for 17 points.

The Lobos finish the regular season 10-15 and 7-13 in conference. McMurry finishes 9-14 and 7-11.